Ideas from 'Intro to 'Essays on Actions and Events'' by Donald Davidson [1980], by Theme Structure
[found in 'Essays on Actions and Events' by Davidson,Donald [OUP 1982,0-19-824637-4]].
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17. Mind and Body / E. Mind as Physical / 5. Causal Argument
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Cause unites our picture of the universe; without it, mental and physical will separate
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20. Action / B. Preliminaries of Action / 2. Willed Action / d. Weakness of will
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The causally strongest reason may not be the reason the actor judges to be best
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20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 3. Acting on Reason / a. Practical reason
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The notion of cause is essential to acting for reasons, intentions, agency, akrasia, and free will
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